WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University baseball team will host Sacred Heart this weekend in a three-game series at Capital One Park in Tysons, Virginia. Game one is scheduled for 3 p.m. on Friday, February 21.
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
- Fans can find a link to live stats for the contest on GUHoyas.com.
- A link to a live stream can be found on GUHoyas.com. Fans can purchase a MuscoVision account and stream the Hoyas here.
ABOUT THE HOYAS
- Georgetown enters the series with a 2-2 record on the season after securing a 15-14 win over George Mason on Tuesday afternoon. Jeremy Sheffield had a fantastic day for GU recording two hits, five RBIs, and three runs scored.
- Dylan Larkins earned a spot on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll as announced by the league office on Monday after a stellar week slashing .571/.667/.571 against Presbyterian. The freshman tallied four RBIs, four walks and two runs scored while chipping in two stolen bags.
- Owen Carapellotti slashed .364/.533/.455 with three RBIs over the weekend. The senior catcher tallied three walks and a double.
- Jeremy Sheffield had a solid weekend for GU hitting .364 over the weekend. Sheffield recorded his first collegiate hit on Friday in game one against Presbyterian.
- The Blue & Gray tallied six extra base hits and two home runs during the season opening series. Graduate student Kavi Caster picked up where he left off a season ago hitting GU's first homer of the season in the first game of the doubleheader on Friday.
- GU recorded its highest RPI ranking in program history a season ago finishing 59th nationally.
- Georgetown returns 22 players from a 2024 squad that reached the BIG EAST Championship after winning a program-record 36 games. The 2024 campaign also marked the first time the Blue & Gray has had three-consecutive 30-win seasons in program history.
- Head Coach Edwin Thompson enters his fifth season on the Hilltop after guiding the Hoyas to its most successful season in program history in 2024 posting a 36-21 record. Thompson has guided the Blue & Gray to three-consecutive 30-win seasons for the first time in program history. 2024 also marked the first time in the Thompson era that Georgetown has had a player selected in the MLB Draft in back-to-back seasons, as Everett Catlett was taken by the Colorado Rockies in the 12th round of the 2024 MLB Draft and Jake Bloss was taken in the third round by the Houston Astros in 2023.
ABOUT SACRED HEART
- Sacred Heart (0-3) opened the season in Columbia, South Carolina with a three-game series against the Gamecocks. SHU lost all three contests by a combined score of 27-3.
- Tim McGuire leads SHU at the plate slashing .222/.300/.333. McGuire tallied a double and a walk against South Carolina last weekend.
- Ryan Parker was stellar on the mound last weekend tossing four innings allowing one hit and one unearned run.
ON THE MOUND
Friday: RHP
JT Raab (0-0) vs. RHP Joey Trombley (0-0)
Saturday: RHP
Matthew Sapienza (0-1) vs. RHP Elijah Foster (0-1)
Sunday: LHP
Andrew Williams (1-0) vs. RHP Ryan Parker (0-1)
UP NEXT
The Hoyas will be back in action on Tuesday, February 25 as GU travels to Arlington, Virginia to face George Washington. First pitch is slated for 2:30 p.m. A link to live stats and a live stream will be available on GUHoyas.com.
